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Started by Henry Hawk, April 21, 2009, 12:29:20 PM

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dan foster

#180
August 04, 2009, 10:01:38 PM
Quote from: Anne on August 04, 2009, 09:44:37 AM
Actually this read more like the summery of the autopsy than the full report. The few autopsies I have read were a little different. Maybe it is just it was written in a different state and they require different stats and forms? I think she was in a vegetative state. I hate feeding tubes. Once they are in it is extremely difficult to get them removed in some states and sometimes when the decision to put them in the family isn't given enough enformation or is too stressed to think right.

If you don't have the right to die, what rights do you have.  I think Carlin said it best; "when rights can be taken away, they're privileges".  We don't have any rights in the US.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Anne

#181
August 04, 2009, 11:32:55 PM
Quote from: dan foster on August 04, 2009, 10:01:38 PM
If you don't have the right to die, what rights do you have.  I think Carlin said it best; "when rights can be taken away, they're privileges".  We don't have any rights in the US.
I dont believe I said she had no right to die, but we can all lose our right to die due to medical treatment and the wishes of our next of kin. People who are not able to communicate their wishes are at the mercy of the medical community, their next of kin and the legal system.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

LOsborne

#182
August 05, 2009, 07:44:19 AM
Quote from: Anne on August 04, 2009, 11:32:55 PM
I dont believe I said she had no right to die...
No, of course you didn't say that. But in effect, president Bush tried to get Congress to say it. But it seems his conviction could waver on the issue. He did nothing to stop Texas Children's Hospital from removing the breathing tube of Sun Hudson the same year, despite the mother's frantic pleas for help.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151448,00.html

It's enough to make ya think Bush and company had a much more passionate belief in the profit margin than in the sanctity of life.

dan foster

#183
August 05, 2009, 09:48:02 PM
Quote from: LOsborne on August 05, 2009, 07:44:19 AM
No, of course you didn't say that. But in effect, president Bush tried to get Congress to say it. But it seems his conviction could waver on the issue. He did nothing to stop Texas Children's Hospital from removing the breathing tube of Sun Hudson the same year, despite the mother's frantic pleas for help.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151448,00.html

It's enough to make ya think Bush and company had a much more passionate belief in the profit margin than in the sanctity of life.

Just as with any good republican, for bush the corp bottom line trumps all sensibilities. 
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

Henry Hawk

#184
August 07, 2009, 09:51:24 PM
$550 Million Slated for Purchase of Eight More Planes as Lawmakers' Travel Soars....

Yeah, that's it Nancy....we got ALL sorts of money to spend... :yes:...CONGRESS SUCKS!!! :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

LOsborne

#185
August 07, 2009, 10:04:36 PM
From your article:

This month, for example, 11 separate congressional delegations will swing through Germany. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio is leading five other lawmakers on a trip around the world. Sen. Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) is taking a group of senators and their spouses to Europe for three weeks.

So why are you blaming Pelosi? As speaker, she doesn't even vote except to break ties.

Henry Hawk

#186
August 07, 2009, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: LOsborne on August 07, 2009, 10:04:36 PM
From your article:

This month, for example, 11 separate congressional delegations will swing through Germany. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio is leading five other lawmakers on a trip around the world. Sen. Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) is taking a group of senators and their spouses to Europe for three weeks.

So why are you blaming Pelosi? As speaker, she doesn't even vote except to break ties.

She is the one who is suppose to set the tempo.....she was the one who was going to clean up washington........and btw, they ALL suck...CONGRESS!!....$550 Million for this.......they SHOULD be flying coach...the SUCK!!!.. :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

i'm in PISSY mood tonight!!! :no:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

LOsborne

#187
August 07, 2009, 10:15:44 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on August 07, 2009, 10:09:42 PM
She is the one who is suppose to set the tempo.....she was the one who was going to clean up washington......

I'm no fan of Pelosi, but I don't see any reports of her taking a bunch of people around the world, or throwing a house party in Europe for a few dozen of her closest friends on the taxpayer dime. If you're going to sling sh*t, spread it evenly.

Quotethey SHOULD be flying coach...

They should be staying home! And talking to their constituents!

Henry Hawk

#188
August 08, 2009, 10:23:05 AM
Quote from: LOsborne on August 07, 2009, 10:15:44 PM
I'm no fan of Pelosi, but I don't see any reports of her taking a bunch of people around the world, or throwing a house party in Europe for a few dozen of her closest friends on the taxpayer dime. If you're going to sling sh*t, spread it evenly.

They should be staying home! And talking to their constituents!

I am more than happy to sling sh!t evenly....but the balance is so far off right now......THEY ALL SUCK! I have said that a zillion times....but, and I agree, it should be mandatory that THESE dickweeds STAY home this recess, and start listening to their constituents!....THEY SUCK!....and I am seriously f'ng fed up!!.. :rant:

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Henry Hawk

#189
August 08, 2009, 10:30:58 AM
 :rant:10 members of Congress went diving and snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef :rant:

The 11-day trip -- with six spouses traveling along as well -- took place over New Year's 2008. Details are only now coming to light as part of a Wall Street Journal analysis piecing together the specifics of the excursion.

It's tough to calculate the travel bills racked up by members of Congress, but one thing's for sure: They use a lot of airplanes. In recent days, House of Representatives members allocated $550 million to upgrade the fleet of luxury Air Force jets used for trips like these -- even though the Defense Department says it doesn't need all the planes.

The South Pole trip, led by Rep. Brian Baird (D., Wash.), ranks among the priciest. The lawmakers reported a cost to taxpayers of $103,000.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Henry Hawk

#190
August 28, 2009, 08:56:47 PM
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

me

#191
August 28, 2009, 09:05:05 PM
And these are the people we want in charge of health care?????? :rolleyes:
Trump 2020

Henry Hawk

#192
August 28, 2009, 09:07:26 PM
Quote from: me on August 28, 2009, 09:05:05 PM
And these are the people we want in charge of health care?????? :rolleyes:

well of course we can trust these guys...they only want what is best for us...and they know better than we do, what is best for us.... :yes: :rolleyes:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

dan foster

#193
August 28, 2009, 09:08:44 PM
Quote from: me on August 28, 2009, 09:05:05 PM
And these are the people we want in charge of health care?????? :rolleyes:

You idiot.  Congress has gov't sponsored health care.  They don't need yours, too.  It would be nice to have gov't health care insurance for all, so insurance companies and their financial sectors aren't driving cost up in order to pay some fucking CEO a bonus of 10's of $M.  You guys really are the dumbest lot, ever.
"Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established." -- Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, 1841

"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" Louis Pasteur

"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke

me

#194
August 28, 2009, 09:15:17 PM
And you actually think we would get the same good care they are getting?   :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Trump 2020
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